Hair curling device



R. v BROTHERS 2,600,730

HAIR CURLING DEVICE June 17, 1952 Filed Dec. 5, 1949 lQ!lllilllillllllllllillll1 I II I I (lttorneg Patented June 17, 1952 UNITED: STATES PATENT O FF L CE HAIR" GURLING -DEVICE Richard zBmthers Fontana Calif. ApplicatibmDecernber 5, laiaqsefiai- No; 131,127

This? invention isacontinuation-iin part of pendingvappli'cation Serial Number ."717;l7:; filed September: 30; 1947, now abandoned; entitled HairCurl'ing-Devicesfi" therefore; this invention belongs to? that same general class in: that: it still; re1atesigt'o. hair .curling devices The: inventionzh'as among itsobjects=- ther.pro ductiorrv of a. means forcurling hair" thati is simple, durable andscompacts-innstructurei inexpensive: t'oimakeand manufacture; one: that isadependa'ble." and efiicient' in use vand service, andsi alweysi-convenientp and a device that. is pleasing and. attractive in appearances and "very satisfactory" for use wheneverand wherever found applicable:

One oi the principal objects is to-' present a hair curling device that forms: an eventc'ylinder and: taut lockzxof: hair: by .1 at simple manipulation which: requires; no 1 particular training andyor Another obiecti 'isl to provide a curler that" is very emcientin wrappingsand winding the main shaft: .013: the? hair: tress? including :the long: and shore-lengths :and: do it Lin" a manner that i; the hairs, all; of 1 them are: wound i with 1 equal unit-i formi-ty and? tension awkward!" hand wrapping of therhairzis entinely: avoidedahd "time wasting operationszunnecessary in:order toiform a' perfect curl;

Otheriobiects; advantages andiie aturesiofiith'is particulaxti-inventionr will appear: from 1 iii :caref ul penusal aofsthesaccompanyingc drawing, the sub= joined;netailed r'idesoription; preamble at this specification; and? the.=':claims appendedihereto.

Below; .applicant:describes oneiofttheapreferable formsmfshis inventiomxin orderatol'teacmthe: art thereof randa'showrhowrtoa make and: use =th'e'rsame, but it1is1td be understoodathattthe drawings and description thereof aret-nottozlimitizthe-invehtion in any: senserzwhatsoever except ask. the 3 samesis limitedbwthel prior. art's Language employed hereinsiscnottoz besconstrued as; givingvany untauthorizedripersonaor organization therrightzte make, use and/or sell the invention hereinidise CIOSfid-L- In the drawings Figure-11 iswa side elevational :vievwof; jilSiI-Lth combing: devv-iceizshowing; ittim positionlzuponna locklof -h'ai flaheifirststepwirrusing the hairicurlen;

Figure ing device atone 1 end thereof Figure 3 is an elevational viewof'theoth'er end of the combing' device; I

Figure 4 is=a side elevational view" of the combmg device-showing itattachedtm the curling isfan: elevational'iview iofithe -comb 8;Cla-ims; (CL- 132-33) 2 rod,tl'naeouter endof ithe curling'r'oct vbei'ng 'broken away as: this part thereof is the handi'e andrits length: is: matter of: choice; this 1' is the second step in using the device;

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the handle end :05 the :curling; rod;

Figure 6 is an: elevational .view "of V the curling rod: rotatedzto :a: difierent' position to .that shown in:.Fig:.4;.r

Figure; 7-:is1still another elevational view of theicurlingsrodcwhich has been rotated to an; other-position;

Figure; 8? issza side elevational view of is: por ti on loft: thea curling; rod. with its combing; device and showmppsitioned upon- 01? attached: to. the en'ca'sing .device ,1 the enca'sing device being shown in open position,;this-. is the third zstepvin using tIIECIGViCEiI' Eigure9 is::antend elevational views? that Shbwnl'i Fig: 8;. but with the wings ofv the encas= ing devicerclosed; this-being the fourth step: in u'sing2the:device-;. V

Figurec I01 isari end. elevationaln view 'of 2 the enc'asing device: itself: with: its: wings: in open position; t

Figure 11 is an elevationall iview= of a: portion of the': mandrel employed in; the devi'cewvvith the lock of hair: neatly wound thereon, this being the fifthstep atterithecurling rod is ifirstre moved fr'omi theeneasin'gr devicelzand'ithen the encasing devi'ce opened and it :rem'ove'd iro'mzthe mandrel;

1 2 is.- an endlelevationallr view of. that sli'own in- Figure: 11

figure-1'3 is.' a 2 perspective view-of :th'eelastic r011 upon: whichz'thehairtis wound,

Figurel4 is-a'i top plan: view Of thPJGBViCBi-With parts broken away,

Figure '15is'-'-a:'p1an-' view: of a key emplbyedilin eQnjunction With the 1 mandrel to expand or contract it Y The'particular fo'rmoftlie':invention,- as illustrated;- has" a combing" device=on unit consisting of a main body portionl provided with a :plutral-ity of alin'ed c'omb openings 2- andi anthumb engaging-end '3f-all 'configurated and arranged 'a's shownin Fig; 1-.- A- pivot" rivet d' -is provided? to which is pivoted a swingable' closure-element ES -which may -be 'termed a gate,- this' gate having the -stop' element EF -and the forefinger engaging end 1;? A-wire type spring 8}" is-provided 'toconstantl-y furge -the gate -into" engagement with the body portion-1 whichgate =is-=stopped when-the stop; element" {i -enters a cutout portion of the "body so-as to position the gate in the P manner shown in Fig. 1. A spacer rivet with a groove indicated at 9 is provided and this will presently be explained. Various strands of hair are indicated by the reference character I which extend from a persons head along the line II. Note, that the lock of hair passes over the gate and through the openings and thence to the under part of the combing device.

The curling rod is a tube having the forward cutaway portion I2 and an elongated slot I3 that is closed at it's forward end [4 but open to the very end of the handle portion I5. The rod is configurated as shown and has extending from the tubular handle portion I5 a cantilever tine I6 that is designed to enter a tubular portion of an encasing member to be explained later. The combing device is fitted onto this curling rod by feeding the spacer rivet 9 forwardly therealong after, starting the grooved portion of the spacer rivet 9 at the open end of the slot l3, the combing device being pushed along the tube until stopped by the end I4 of the slot. The bottom edge of the end I of the combing device rides in the slot I3.

The next device is the casing device which comprises a tube I! that is adapted to receive the tine I6, 2. downwardly directed structural rod I8 from which extends the laterally directed rod I9 and at its other end it is curved and extended, as at 20, to support a piano-like hinge 2I, this hinge having elongated side portions which are integral with their respective curved wings 22 and 23. In Fig. 9 the wings 22 and 23 are shown in closed position, but in Figures 8 and 10, these wings are shown in open position. The top edge of each wing is provided with an elongated grooved portion wherein is cemented or otherwise afiixed an elongated resilient element of neoprene or rubber 24 which are designed to be clamped together when the wings are in closed position about the lock of hair. The wings are held closed by the latch comprising an extended arm 25 which has an opening 26 at its end and this opening is adapted to snap onto a short stud 21 on the other wing, as shown.

The lock of hair is wound upon a resilient curved plate 28 which should be of a high grade spring steel or of a spring type of plastic material so as to withstand numerous expansions and contractions, that is, fiexings so as to maintain its cylindrical form but contractible to smaller cylindrical sizes or expansible to larger cylindrical sizes. This kind of elasticity is necessary for the proper working of the device. The inner edge of the elastic plate or roll 28 is securely fixed to an elongated tube 29 and this tube has a bore which is sized to neatly slip over the tube IT. The forward edge of the tube 29 has a recessed portion 30 which is adapted to engage the stud 3I on the tube I! and thus hold the inner portion of the roll 28 in proper position. The roll 28 is, therefore, of spiral formation and has the free elongated edge 32 which has a definite useful purpose in the manipulation of the device.

Operation.The first thing to do is to see that the curling rod I5 has the casing and mandrel attached thereto so as to be ready, that is, these parts are assembled as shown in Fig. 8. The first unit employed is the comb device I. The hair is preferably wetter before starting and the selected lock of hair combed. The comb I is then placed upon the lock of hair near the scalp. To apply the comb, the ends of the comb, 3 and I,

are pressed together so as to open the comb, that is, spread the arms apart, so that the lock of hair 4 can be neatly spaced between the teeth of the comb. The wire spring 8 automatically returns the comb arms together so as to hold the hair as shown in Fig. l.

The curling rod I5 is now brought to the comb and the comb placed thereon in the manner previously explained allowing the hair strands to enter the hollow handle and slide therein as the hair is fed about the mandrel 28. The curved wings of the encasing device are then closed and latched as indicated in Fig. 9. The handle I5 is then rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the distal handle end, or clockwise as viewed in Fig. 9.

As the handle is rotated, the hair is fed from the chamber in the handle onto the mandrel 28 and also onto the rod or tube I5 as well as the comb I, the direction of rotation being that indicated by the arrow in Fig. 13 so that the tube end I5 does not pass between the convolutes of the spiral shaped mandrel. For instance, the hair passes through the teeth spaces of the comb which is close to the scalp while the hair strands lay in the chamber of the tube I5. As the tube is manually rotated, the hair is wound around the outer surface of the mandrel, the hair ends eventually passing through the tube chamber and therefrom via slot I3 until the hair is snugly and neatly wrapped onto the mandrel.

When all the hair has been curled over the mandrel, the handle end I5 is reversed in rotation so that the wrapping portion of curling rod I5 and comb passes under the free mandrel edge 32 and into the first convolute toward center of mandrel and the wrapping end of handle with comb still attached is removed intact by disengaging the tine I6 from the tube I1; that is, the curling rod is pulled away from the mandrel and casing. The casing is now opened and the mandrel 28 removed with the curl thereon and held tightly until a suitable clamp is placed onto the mandrel over hair. The hair is now ready for its proper solution for the hair setting function. Thus, the curl is made and later released for its combing and washing operations. The steps of procedure are quite simple, but some instruction is advisable. The curl is made perfectly even and uniform and the short lengths of hair are just as neatly handled as the long ones. Note, that there is a scrolling and curling of the outer strands of hair upon the inner strands and that the action forms convolutions toward the long axis of curl being formed. A clamp 33 is indicated in Figs. 11 and 12, but this clamp may be any suitable type as no particular clamp is necessary in order to practice the invention.

After the mandrel is removed with the curl of hair thereon, it can be expanded to tighten the curl by use of the key shown in Fig. 15, this key having the handle 34, stem 35, spacer 36, and the two opposite feathers or. ribs 31 and 38 which are adapted to engage the pair of oppositely 'arranged slots 39 and 40 in the tube 29 as shown in Fig. 10.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of form, style, design, and construction of the whole or any part of the specifically described embodimentof this invention without departing from the spirit thereof in that such changes and modifications are considered as being within the scope of the following claims.

1. In a device for curling hair which comprises a rotary tube having an elongated open section at one end portion and an elongated axially arranged slot extending along its wall from near one end thereof to another end thereof, a comb-line element having teeth with openings between and which element is attached to the tube and the openings of the comb being registered with the slot, a hinged casing enveloping the tube about its open section and also enveloping the comb-like element, the casing having an offset attachment element which is supported by a means extending from a portion of the tube, and a spirally formed mandrel latched to the attachment element and within the confines of the open section of the tube.

2. The device recited in claim 1 wherein the comb-like element consists of a pair of hinged elements, one of the hinged elements constituting the base portion, and means extending from the underside of the base portion which is adapted to engage the slot of the rotary tube.

3. The device recited in claim 1 wherein the means extending from a portion of the tube consists of a tine, and wherein that portion of the tube toward one end thereof from the open section thereof constitutes a handle.

4. The device recited in claim 1 wherein the mandrel consists of a sheet of elastic material rolled spirally around a tube and which has a notched edge, and a stud on the offset attachment element adapted to receive the notch of the tube within the mandrel.

5. 'Ihedevice recited in claim 1 wherein the casing consists of a pair of oppositely opening wings attached to a common elongated hinge, said wings having free edges which are provided with pliable contacting elements, and means upon the free edges 'of the wings which cooperate to form a latch.

6. In a device for curling hair which comprises a rotatable tube having an elongated open section at one end and a knurled elongated handle portion at the other end, the wall of the tube having an axially arranged slot which extends from one end thereof at the handle to almost the other end thereof, a comb-like element having teeth with openings between and means upon the element for attaching it to the slot of the tube for sliding therealong, the openings of the element having registration with the slot, a tine extending from the handle portion of the tube axially along the open section thereof, a hinged casing having an ofiset sleeve portion supported by the tine, and a mandrel consisting of a spirally formed elastic sheet upon a second sleeve which is supported by the first mentioned sleeve.

'7. In the device recited in claim 6 wherein the comb-like element includes a base portion with an extended thumb lever and an arm pivoted thereto adapted to close the openings of the element, and a forefinger lever extending from the arm in a spring urged spaced away and alined position with the thumb lever.

8. In a device for curling hair which comprises a rotary tube having an elongated open section between its ends and an elongated axially arranged slot extending along its wall, a comb-like portion having teeth with openings between and which portion is combined with the tube and the openings of the comb registered with the slot, a pivoted casing enveloping the tube about its open section and also enveloping the comb-like portion, the casing having an offset portion which is supported thereby, and a convoluted mandrel supported by the offset portion and within the confines of the open section thereof.

RICHARD V. BROTHERS.

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